Legend Of Ragnarok, The
Original title: Legend Of Ragnarok, The
Alternative title: King's Table: The Legend Of Ragnarok
Platform: Amiga 500
Region: Europe
Media: Floppy
Controller: Mouse & Keyboard
Genre: Chess - Fantasy - Mythology
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1993
Developer: Imagitec
Publisher: Gametek, Mirage
Players: 2
Licensed from: Imagitec
Hardware: ECS/OCS
Conversions: Atari ST/E PC (DOS)
Disks: 3
Programmer: Hugh David, Kevin McIntosh
Musician: Ian Howe (Howie)
Designer: Andy Walker, Shaun McClure (SGM), Steve Noake (Slick)
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A version of an old Norse board game called King's Table. The game has black and white teams, like chess, but each team has different pieces and a different raison d'etre. 

The white team has a total of 13 pieces, the most important one being Odin the King, who starts in the centre of the 10x10 board and moves in the same way as a chess King, whereas black has 20 pawns and four other pieces. White wins if Odin can reach one of the corner squares; black wins if it surrounds Odin on all 4 sides. The pawns actually move the same way as chess queens, but pieces are captured by surrounding them on 2 sides (although some special pieces must be surrounded on 3 sides). The specials are chosen from the selection at the start of the game, and have a variety of abilities, some 'borrowed' from chess.

The presentation of this interpretation is similar to Battle Chess, with bold 3D graphics and lots of animation.

http://www.mobygames.com/game/kings-table-the-legend-of-ragnarok
